Apprentice electrician Luke Taylor running 100km to raise money for Telethon

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Apprentice electrician Luke Taylor running 100km to raise money for Telethon

Apprentice electrician Luke Taylor is on his way to finishing a mammoth 100km run for Telethon.

As planned, Mr Taylor took off from Rockingham early Saturday morning destined for Perth, with his circuit ending back at the Rockingham foreshore.

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said the life-saving equipment funded by Telethon gave him a chance at life.

Now he wants to help other young kids live healthy lives by fundraising his run through the suburbs.

The gruelling run was scheduled to take 14 hours — beginning at 4.15am with an estimated finish time of 6.10pm.

“I honestly couldn’t thank Telethon enough. Without the funding through Telethon, my life could be very different. I’m forever grateful and I hope to give back and raise as much money as possible to help other children like me,” Mr Taylor said.

While jogging past supporters in Rockingham on Saturday morning, the 27-year-old didn’t let the gruelling task ahead of him get in the way of putting on a big smile.

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By 3.55pm, he had already clocked 85km and was on his way back to Rockingham.

Mr Taylor, who plays footy for Kwinana and has been working with a trainer to prepare for the run, has urged as many people to get down to Baskin-Robbins at the foreshore for when he crosses the finish line.

Funds raised will go to Telethon and charity Running for ********** *******.

Telethon is asking all West Australians to “Challenge Yourself” and raise funds for the WA kids who face unthinkable challenges every day of their lives.

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